| Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #19748 |
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Narrowly, City of Wichita Favors Adding Fluoride to Drinking Water:
In a referendum today, 09/27/12, the city of Wichita passes by a small margin a ballot question that would add fluoride to the city's public water supply, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted for KWCH-TV. Democrats support the measure, Republican oppose. Parents support the measure, those without children split. The least educated voters oppose the measure 2:1. The most educated voters support the measure 2:1. Cell-phone and home-phone respondents were included in this research. Opposition to ballot measures typically increases as election day approaches. |
 | On the Wichita Fluoride Ballot Question, which would add flouride to the city water supply, are you ...? Certain to vote yes? Certain to vote no? Or not certain? |
| 532 Likely Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Parent | Education | Income | ||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | |
| Yes | 46% | 51% | 41% | 38% | 51% | 50% | 41% | 46% | 47% | 47% | 34% | 53% | ** | 54% | 45% | 40% | 54% | 48% | 35% | 49% | 61% | 53% | 42% | 26% | 43% | 60% | 43% | 40% | 57% |
| No | 40% | 40% | 39% | 48% | 37% | 35% | 41% | 42% | 37% | 41% | 33% | 34% | ** | 27% | 41% | 48% | 27% | 41% | 51% | 41% | 19% | 36% | 42% | 53% | 42% | 30% | 40% | 42% | 36% |
| Not Certain | 14% | 9% | 19% | 13% | 12% | 14% | 18% | 12% | 16% | 12% | 33% | 12% | ** | 19% | 14% | 12% | 18% | 11% | 14% | 10% | 20% | 11% | 16% | 21% | 15% | 10% | 17% | 19% | 7% |
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| Composition of Likely Voters | 100% | 48% | 52% | 22% | 29% | 29% | 20% | 51% | 49% | 73% | 11% | 14% | 3% | 7% | 93% | 49% | 33% | 17% | 39% | 37% | 21% | 40% | 60% | 23% | 33% | 44% | 32% | 35% | 33% |